Zamora lawyers say they won’t contest finding that he’s now competent
May 01, 2009 - 01:31 PM
by Staff Report
by Staff Report
Defense lawyers for multiple slaying defendant Isaac L. Zamora said today that they will not contest arguments by prosecutors that he is now mentally competent to stand trial.
After a hearing before Skagit County Superior Court Judge Michael Rickert on a procedural matter, Zamora’s lawyers said that their client will plead not guilty to the 20 charges against him.
Six of those charges are for first-degree aggravated murder, which carries a potential sentence of death.
Judge Rickert will be asked by prosecutors Monday to formally declare Zamora competent to assist in his defense.
Zamora, 28, was arrested Sept. 2 after a rampage in the Alger area that left six people dead, including a Skagit County Sheriff’s deputy.
